24. What leads the animals to the Ojibway campsite?
The animals smell food cooking.
35. How do the dogs respond to the loss of the cat?
The young dog did everything he could to save the cat, but he was not successful. The old dog howled in grief.
41. Why does the cat leave the Nurmis?
He no longer needs them to care for him.
42. How can you tell that the cat has regained his hearing?
He twitched his ears at every sound in the night and turned his head toward Helvi's voice.
27. Why don't the terrier and the cat stay with the Ojibway longer?
the young dog calls them to leave.
33. How does the old recluse treat the animals?
He welcomes them into his house and sets a place for them at his table. He asked them to come back again.
36. Write at least three sentences describing the lifestyle of the Nurmis.
They immigrated from Finland & retained most of their customs. They lived in a small cabin near the river. They cleared 3-4 acres of land and grew vegetables.
37. How does Helvi end up with the cat?
Helvi found Tao in a piece of debris on the riverbank.
30. What are some signs of the changing season?
Many of the trees had already lost their leaves. Many birds had already migrated. Animals had gotten their winter coats and were preparing to hibernate.
23. What does the author mean when she says, "The generations fell away"?
Generations of his ancestors had been taught not to eat the animals they hunted.
28. How does the nomadic life affect the young dog?
The young dog was very hungry and increasingly became thin.
31. How does the change of season affect the animals?
31. The cat's and young dog's coats were thickening. Sometimes they chose to travel through the night when it was cold.
32. Why does someone shoot at the animals?
32. The old dog had tried to find food in a garbage can at a lumber camp.
28. How does the nomadic life affect the old dog?
Though he was hungry, the old dog got enough food to get by, and he became more physically fit.
22. What does the labrador try eating at first?
He tried to eat berries and deer droppings.
38. Why hasn't Helvi had pets before?
They had only kept animals that could earn their keep.
29. Where do the animals like to sleep? Why?
They like to sleep in the hollows under uprooted trees.
34. What problem arises when the animals enter the river?
A beaver dam breaks, causing the river to flood
26. How does the Ojibway woman help the old dog?
She put wet moss on his cuts.
39. How do the Nurmis try to revive the cat?
Mr. Helvi rubbed the cat and wrapped it up. He poured milk and brandy down his throat, then rubbed its ribcage, making the cat vomit a lot of water. (Oven)
28. How does the nomadic life affect the cat?
The cat seemed to fare very well since he was such a good hunter.
40. How can you tell that the cat has been missing human companionship?
He followed the Nurmis everywhere they went.
25. How can you tell that the young dog is more cautious about humans than the other two animals are?
He doesn't go into the campsite.
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